Memorabilia, 1851-1929.

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Memorabilia, 1851-1929.

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Items by Stevenson include two letters written while residing in Saranac Lake, 1888, and a manuscript of a musical piece he composed, 1891; other items include letters from his mother, Margaret I. Stevenson, 1888-1892, and her memoranda book, 1851-1855; letters to the Stevenson Society from Jules Simoneau, Edward L. Trudeau, Herbert Hoover, and others, 1908-1929; account book of Andrew J. Baker showing charges for Stevenson's use of Baker cottage, 1887-1888; photographs and postcards of Stevenson, his family and friends, and places they stayed in New York, California, and Samoa, 1880-1929; scrapbook on Stevenson's life and career from published articles; and the program from the dedication of the cottage, 1915.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Stevenson Society.

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Trudeau, Edward Livingston, 1848-1915

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American physician. From the description of Letter, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122652713 Physician, pioneer in treatment of tuberculosis at his Adirondack Cottage Sanatorium in Saranac Lake, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1888-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155480127 ...

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

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Robert Lewis (later changed to "Louis") Balfour Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. He attended the University of Edinburgh intending to become a civil engineer like his father, but ill health curtailed his studies and prompted him to travel to warmer climates. This inspired Stevenson to write stories, novels and essays about his travels. While in France he met American artist Fanny Osbourne. The two fell in love, and in 1879 Stevenson traveled to California, where he...

Simoneau, Jules, 1821-1908

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Baker, Andrew J., 1933-

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Stevenson, Margaret I.

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...